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Trinidad and Tobago Declares Second State of Emergency After Inmate Plot to Kill Officials
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, JUL 18 – The government activated enhanced police powers to dismantle a prison-based crime syndicate targeting senior officials, amid 620 homicides recorded in 2024, police said.
- On July 18, 2025, Trinidad and Tobago announced a state of emergency after discovering a coordinated and dangerous group involved in criminal activities functioning within the country's prison system.
- Police Commissioner Allister Guevarro recommended the emergency following a months-long intelligence report revealing plots to assassinate senior officials and attack public institutions, with no particular threat to politicians.
- Authorities relocated gang leaders from a maximum-security prison to an undisclosed facility and launched overt and covert police operations to disrupt the network's command structure, enabled by smuggled mobile phones facilitating encrypted communications.
- Police warned that the group was deliberately preparing to execute murders, thefts, and kidnappings, and they encouraged the public to stay composed, follow police instructions, and promptly inform authorities of any unusual behavior.
- The emergency empowers police to conduct warrantless searches and arrests while a Threat Response Group coordinates efforts to restore public order, national security, and country stability amid ongoing violence.
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